IFC Films Takes North America On Stephen Frears Drama ‘The Lost King’ Ahead Of TIFF Premiere
deadline.comIFC Films is acquiring North American rights to Stephen Frears’ drama The Lost King, starring Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water) and Steve Coogan (The Trip), ahead of its world premiere at the 47th Toronto Film Festival.The film reuniting Frears with writers Coogan and Jeff Pope—who adapted the script for his 2013 dramedy Philomena—tells the remarkable true story of amateur historian Philippa Langley (Hawkins), who was behind the real life discovery of King Richard III in 2012 after the remains had been lost for 500 years.
Langley spent years researching and searching for the remains, in spite of skepticism from friends, family and academics. Her story is one of a woman who refused to be ignored and who took on the country’s most eminent historians, forcing them to think again about one of the most controversial kings in England’s history.
Two-time Oscar nominee Coogan stars alongside two-time Oscar nom and Golden Globe winner Hawkins as Philippa’s husband, John Langley.The Lost King is a Baby Cow production for Pathé, BBC Film, Ingenious Media and Screen Scotland.
Coogan produced alongside Christine Langan (The Queen) and Dan Winch (A Very English Scandal), with Cameron McCracken and Jenny Borgars exec producing for Pathé, along with Rose Garnett for BBC Film, Andrea Scarso for Ingenious, Pope and Langley.
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